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TRAVEL News new arrivals The Beachside Resort & Conference Center recently opened its 222-room property in Key West, Fla. Offering a private beach, 24-hour concierge and helicopter pad, the destination features two restaurants by Chef Norman Van Aken. A 12-slip marina will be opening on the property this year • RockResorts has opened the doors of The RockResorts’ The Landings St. Lucia is now open Landings St. Lucia, covering 19 oceanfront acres with spectacular views. Besides a three-story waterfall and 800-squarefoot beachfront, the resort offers watersports, tennis and golf at the nearby St. Lucia Golf Resort & Country Club • The Fairmont Zanzibar in Tanzania offers travelers a state-of-the-art water sports operation offering windsurfing, boating and fishing as well as fitness and spa facilities. The new property, with bars and restaurants overlooking the Indian Ocean, expands the presence of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in Africa, joining three Kenyan properties that were recently added to Fairmont’s East Africa collection. Inaugural ISITE Classic 2007 Golf Tournament A Success The first International SITE Foundation Classic at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa in Monterey, Calif., Dec. 4-7 brought out the best in the incentive business. It was the first official fund raising event produced to support the new International SITE Foundation, now celebrating its first year. Madelyn Marusa, VP of industry relations for San Diego-based PRA Destination Management and ISITE Foundation trustee says of the event: “We were delighted by the support of the incentive supplier community in Carmel and Monterey. They contributed over $250,000 value in services and showcased the best venues, golf and activities available in the destination.” The local host committee, who worked for 10 months prior to the event putting it all together, was headed up by Carol Chorbajian of CCM&E and Mary Ann O’Hearn of Pebble Beach Resorts, the USMotivation team of Caren Bigelow and Trish Semones and Bob Vitagliano, ISITE’s executive director. The ISITE Classic was supported by sponsorships from Incentive magazine and many of the top industry suppliers, such as Pebble Beach Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, along with 15 other major companies. “This was unique to our industry and promises to be a great future partnership among the incentive houses and incentive industry suppliers,” says Marusa Cyrus Mavalvala, executive vice president, Food Sales West in Costa Mesa, Calif. “It was so well done. The attention to detail, the networking was terrific and the venue was unparalleled.” Stan Orlick, vice president, key accounts for Mulholland, a sponsor as well as a participant, said, “On a scale of one to 10 it was a 12. My only problem with the program is that I didn’t get there earlier and couldn’t stay later.” —Jennifer Juergens on the horizon Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. will introduce its St. Regis brand to Africa, with a new property slated to open in downtown Cairo in 2011. St. Regis, Cairo will include 299 lavishly furnished rooms and 103 serviced apartments overlooking the Nile River • Hard Rock International and Lagomar Resort S.A. are jointly developing the Aura Cozumel Resort Wyndham Grand Bay will offer guests all-suite stays Hard Rock Hotel Panama. The resort will offer 445 luxurious guestrooms ranging between 530 and 1,910 square feet, the latter being “rock-star suites.” This is Hard Rock’s first hotel property in Latin America • Wyndham is putting the finishing touches on a 96-room, luxury boutique hotel, due to open this month in Cozumel, Mexico. Aura Cozumel Resort Wyndham Grand Bay will be an all-suite, all-oceanview property with private lap pools and an 8,000-square-foot spa. 54 | Incentive | January 2008 | incentivemag.com http://incentivemag.com

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Incentive - January 2008 Contents Editor’s Note: Out of SITE In The News Cover Story: Include a Meeting, Improve Morale Case Study: DHL Delivers Recognition Incentive Primer: How To Use Promo Products How Bob Nardelli Rallied Chrysler’s Dealers Incentive Interview: Ken Blanchard Says Be Nice TV’s Extreme Makeover Motivates Giving Pre-Employment Motivation The Daycare Dilemma Happy Employees Shouldn’t Mix with Sick Employees Incentive Research: Consumer Promotions Report In Her Shoes: Winning Approval Of Flextime Travel News Field Report: Barcelona Field Report: Bermuda Golf: Follow The Pros potentials Here and Now Watches As Jewelry Awards: Online Gift Cards Tech Gadgets for 2008 Last Word: Stanley Bing Bashes Bully Bosses

Incentive - January 2008

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